Mint Lacquer

Mint Lacquer

In the living room of a Connecticut farmhouse, custom-colored lacquer was applied for a sleek and fresh surface. The Pierre armchairs from Bunny Williams Home are in a Jasper fabric by Michael S. Smith.

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Chinoiserie Wallpaper

Chinoiserie Wallpaper

Designer Christopher Maya accentuated a Georgian-style home's dramatic staircase by covering the entire hall in Temple Newsam, a scenic wallpaper by de Gournay. The frothy Louis XVI demilune and Italian neoclassical gilt barometer are from David Duncan Antiques.

Mint Lacquer

In the living room of a Connecticut farmhouse, custom-colored lacquer was applied for a sleek and fresh surface. The Pierre armchairs from Bunny Williams Home are in a Jasper fabric by Michael S. Smith.

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Chinoiserie Wallpaper

Designer Christopher Maya accentuated a Georgian-style home's dramatic staircase by covering the entire hall in Temple Newsam, a scenic wallpaper by de Gournay. The frothy Louis XVI demilune and Italian neoclassical gilt barometer are from David Duncan Antiques.

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Flower-Filled Mudroom

A mudroom doubles as a place to arrange flowers, thanks to shelves filled with ironstone vessels. The homeowner's favorite pale pink geraniums inspired some of the hues in the feminine townhouse.

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A coat of a high-gloss white contrasts with dining chairs covered in Designers Guild's Cheviot. Floors here and throughout the Virginia home are painted in Gray Owl by Benjamin Moore mixed with clear stain.

Tea Paper

de Gournay's handpainted chinoiserie tea paper gives a dining room its dazzle. The homeowner bought the mirror at an antiques show. "It's perfect," says designer Elizabeth Bauer Watt. "It has a great shape, but it's not a big gilt thing taking attention away from the paper."